St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-13
METHODIsT CONFERENCES.
The Famous Seymour Case.--Home
Mission Work.

The state Methodist conference began
its sessions yesterday morning at the
Hennepin Avenue NJ. E. church-the
33rd annual conference. The church
was well filled with delegates and visit
ors. and the proceedings of general in
terest throughout. Bishop Ives offici-
ated at communion service. and after
wards delivered the address of welcome.
Robert Forbes was elected secretary
and III. Z. Jennings and l.. H. Show
water assistants. AT. Foster was made
statistical secretary. with j. c. Gullitt
assistant. The following committees
were nominated and confirmed:
Stewards-C. B. Breconnt, W. f. Stockdill.
lett.
Sunday Schools and Tracts-C NJ. Heard
H, f. Chase, j. Barnard, J. B. Chapel, G. F.
Thorpe.
Education-C. A. Van Anda. C. s. H.. Dunp.
f. Il. Lathrop, r. F. Allen, j. W Briggs.
Temrerance-W. W. Satterlee. William Nc
kinley, o. Williams, j. L. Gilbert, William
Baker
W. Powell, A. Cressv and George Merritt
Missions-S. B. Warner, Y. McClary, j. n.
Liscomb, c. n. Showers, F. j. Wagner
Church Extension-W. X. Marshall. r.
Forbes, VIM. Brown. T. II. kinsman, G. W.
Dunson.
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society-W.
NJ. Martin, A. Turner, Peter Glare, j. Hanna.
L. p. Robertson.
Candidates for Admission-M B. Smith, A.
c. Williams, 7. ID. Goodrich, s. G. Briggs, G..
K. Geer.
Public Worship--Presiding elder and pas
tors of Minneapolis.
Tobacco-F. o. Holman, j. II. Dewarts. J.
+. Beebe, 4. j. Brock, A. II. Foster
American Bible Society,". L. Pitner. T..
Gleason. G. Il. Geer. j. NJ. Akers, j. C. Gul-
lett.
Sabbath Observance-H j. Van Fossen. j.
Pemberton, j. W. Lewis, W. H. Soule, S. ID.
kermerer.
Book Concern-J. E. Newcomb. A. Davis.
i. H. Shumate, j. Hall, c. b. Wyatt.
New York Book Account. Hall.
Postoffice-L. Tower c. II. Norton
Auditing Presiding Elders. W. Stebbins.
l.. P. Smith
Conference Resolutions-S G. Smith, j. NJ.
Bull, G. r. Hair j. j. Crist James Castles.
District Conference-R. NJ Carter y. Lath-
rop, John Gimson F. B. Killiam, A. G. Will
son.
State of the Church,. G. Teter. J. C.
ogle, W. Teal, F. B. Cowgirl. H. G. Klingie
Woman's Home Missionary Society-Will-
lam Capp. a. W. Edwards, H. B. MolyneauX
f. Haley.
THE SEYMOUR CASE.
The principal event of the session
was III relation to the case of j. III. SeV-
mour, of GAINESVILLE. who, it will be re-
membered, elOped with an EDITORS wife
and went to Europe. A motion to refer
the case to a committee of eleven was
adopted and r. B. Satterlee appointed
to appear for the church and j. {. Ogle
for the defense. The following COM
mittee was named: William Van Anda,
president: j. w. Briggs: J. w. Mower,
J. Stafford, William Mckinley. {. F.
Sharp, {: \. Cressy, w. X. Marshall, S.
White. +. ID. Cargill, S. II. Dewart. The
hold n H,,,.
the afternoon and none of its proceed
ingS were given out.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mrs. Dr.. S. q. Smith presided at the
anniversary meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary society. The report
of the secretary showed a constantly IN
creasing membership and growing in
terest. The treasurer's report showed
the total receipts to have been 1907 II,
and half of this was given to the gen
eral society, of which the Minnesota
society is an auxiliary. The following
ladies were selected to nominate officers
for the ensuing year: Mrs. Fitz, st.
Paul; Mrs. Mower, Winona: Mrs. Ho-
and in half an hour presented the fol-
lowing names, who were unanimously
elected: President, Mrs. S. G.
Smith, st. Paul; vice president,
Mrs. j. B. Starkey, Minneapolis:
secretary, Mrs. H. W. Pratt, Min
neapolis; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. S. b. Warner, Hamline: treasurer,
Mrs. j. III. Fitz, st. Paul. District Vice
Presidents and Secretaries-Fergus
Falls, Mrs. j. B. Hingley, vice president:
Mrs. S. ID. Kemmer. secretary. Man
kato, Mrs. George r. Hair, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. William Brown, secretary.
Minneapolis district. Miss Emma Hol-
man. vice president: Mrs H. j. Lands,
secretary. st. Paul, Mrs. A. w. Ed
wards, vice president; Mrs. Noah La
thrOp, secretary. Winona. Mrs. Levi
Gilbert, vice president; Mrs. Thomas
Simpson, secretary.
A public meeting followed, during
which Mrs. S. q. Smith made an adj
dress, touching upon the work done by
the society. Mrs. ii. A. Hobert gave an
interesting address on "Our Conference
Work. i'll which she detailed what had
been done. and outlined the policy fol-
lowed. She was followed by Mrs. A. c.
Morrow, who spoke at some length on
''The Work of the National Society.'
Her address was an interesting one,
inasmuch as it dealt largely with the
work accomplished and the methods
that had been pursued in accomplishing